Build your own bridge based on the bridge that you and your partner has agreed upon for your infographic. You can choose to meet up with your partner to create/make own bridge, or you can each make your own one. Which ever is easiest for you. Remember to communicate with your partner. If you can't complete an infographic at home, please see me and you can do it during morning tea or lunch time. Please see our Landscape Learning page if you are still unsure on what an infographic is.
Infographic sheet is due Fri 21st Nov and the bridge is due in 2 weeks time, Fri 28th Nov.
Spelling: List 26: Connect the dots: Write ten of your spelling words in dots. Then connect the dots by tracing over them with a coloured pencil.
Week 4:
A- Z: Letter Y
Spelling: Draw and Spell: Draw and label your spelling words. You MUST colour your drawings and labels. Don't forget to add a lot of great detail! Do your best work!
Week 1:
Colour: Purple Spelling: Spelling Poem: Be creative and write a poem using some of your spelling words. Underline the words that you've used. Illustrate your poem.
Term 3
Week 10:
Recount: Write a recount of an event that has happened in your life. E.g., Think about your time at Wakaaranga, what has been a memorable moment? An important time in your life, like celebrations, sad moments with family or friends. Remember to use past tense, the orientation is clear, paragraphs, ideas are in order, interesting language, sentences are descriptive and varied, with a good conclusion. Limit your recount, remember it's quality over quantity.
Spelling: Choose 10 words and use them in a sentence. Underline your spelling words.
Week 9:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter G Spelling Activity: Riddles Words. Write a riddle and use your spelling words as the answer to your riddle. E.g., I cry, I wear diapers, I like to drink milk, who am I?
Week 8:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter Y
Spelling Activity: Trace a shape: Count your spelling words. Draw a shape for each word. Then you will need to trace each shape by writing your spelling words around them. For example: You draw a circle and around the circle is your first word. One word per shape.
Week 7:
A - Z Curiosity: Number 13
Spelling Activity: Superman Letter: Your job is to write a creative letter to Superman (or another super hero). In your letter, you must use each of your spelling words. Be sure to underline your words as you use them. You will only need to choose 10 words from your list.
Week 6:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter K Spelling Activity: Buzzing Bees: Draw and colour an outdoor picture. Count your spelling words. Draw a bee for each of your spelling words. Then write the words inside each of the 'Spelling' bees. Write neatly!
Week 5:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter X
Spelling Activity: Hidden Words: List 17: Draw and colour a picture. Hide your spelling words inside your picture. Show your picture to someone and see if they can find your hidden words!
Week 4:
A-Z Curiosity: Number 5 Spelling List 16: Make a wordle or tagxedo of your spelling words. You will need to retype the words several times to make up your shape.
Week 3:
A-Z Curiosity: Letter F List 15: Spelling: 30 Seconds Word: Write a TV commercial using all of your spelling words and then you are going to come to school and present your TV commercial. You will be recorded at school.
Squiggly Spelling Words: You are going to write your spelling words two times. First write in regular letters. Then write the words again in squiggly letters.
Term 2
Week 8: A-Z Curiosity: Letter W Spelling: Learn your spellathon words and you will get a sponsor sheet next week to fill in. Remember to learn the hard ones first and then do the easy ones. Activity: Your task is to write out the words in a list and identify any mistakes. Underline the mistakes, then rewrite next to it the correct spelling. Choose 10 words and use it in a sentence. You should have 10 sentences.
E.g. Littel Little : There is a little house under the old Oak tree and in it lives the Gobernesh family. (Ask me on Monday and I might continue this story :)
Week 7:
A-Z Curiosity: Medieval Period / Middle Ages (If you have covered this topic already, then look at the Victorian Period) Spelling Activity: List 14: Words without vowels: Write your spelling words out as a list of words, but replace all the vowels with a line. Then go back to the beginning of your list and see if you can fill in the correct missing vowels without looking at your spelling list.
Math Class: Number Knowledge: Series 1: Bk 7: Pg 11 & National Curriculum Math: Level 3: Book 2: Homework Bk: Pg 26: Fractions
Week 6:
A-Z Curiosity: Letter T
Spelling Activity: Write a poem using several of your spelling words. Underline your words that you use. Illustrate and colour your poem.
Week 5:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter S
Spelling Activity:Write each of your spelling words out and next to each word, write a rhyming word. If necessary, your rhyming word can be a nonsense word (as long as it follows the same spelling pattern).
Example: Cries Tries
Week 4:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter R Spelling Activity: Words Within Words - 10 Words only Write each spelling word and then write at least two words made from the same letters that is hidden inside the word. Example: Slide = side, lie, lid, led etc.
Week 3:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter Q Spelling Activity: Goofy Spelling Story: Write a goofy spelling story using each of your spelling words. Be sure to underline your words as you use them. Illustrate and colour your story.
Week 2:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter N Spelling:
Week 1
A - Z Curiosity: Letter Z Spelling: You have been given all your spelling words for the year, the one to focus on are words from List 8. Activity: Other Handed: First write your spelling words the way you usually do it. Then, try writing the list with your other hand.
Week 11:
Time to unwind, so enjoy a homework free weekend. If you have math, just complete it and have it ready by Wed. No Math on Thursday because of Water wise for Mrs Martin's class.
Week 10:
A - Z Curiosity: Number, '12'
Think about what number 12 and try to research on something that is related to this number. E.g., 12 and how it is written in different languages. How did 12 come about? Why is it spelt this way? What would happen if we didn't have the number 12? Is this number important in another country? Make a poster to share your work. Please focus on your presentation and layout.
Spelling: Activity:
COLOURFUL WORDS: Write each of your spelling words using a different coloured pencil/jovi/felt.
List 5
List 6
List 7
List 8
among
bay
ache
accompanied
bite
berry
argue
appetite
chase
berries
boundary
banner
dip
burnt
comical
catalogue
lid
clerk
deed
compare
final
divide
earliest
cuddle
grill
fear
fertile
description
important
growl
grandparents
embarrassment
lid
joke
idle
faithful
nail
manufacturing
knight
genius
Week 9:
A - Z Curiosity: letter 'm'. This week, I would like you to be super CREATIVE. Instead of the usual, pen to paper routine, I would like you to think outside the box. What can you do that is creative to share with the class. Can you design something starting with a letter m? For example, making a motorbike out of wires. You can then stick information on wires that are attached to the bike. Think BIG this week. I can't wait to see what you can create!! I am CURIOUS!!
Spelling: Activity:
Fivers
Sixer’s
Sevener’s
Eighter’s
Apart Science Blew Finger Guy Thankful Dirt Ink Quack view
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'c' Reading log: Friday - Friday. Includes the weekend. Spelling: Activity: Magazine words - Choose 5 words to do only. The remaining 5 words, find the definition and use it in a sentence.
Fivers
Sixer’s
Sevener’s
Eighter’s
Although Nobody Bottle Playground Circus Receive Dream Sentence Weigh loud
Drug Measles Bathing Taste Fled Popular Harbour Claws Kindergarten Several
Advantage Labour Rescue Association Shelves Starch Continent Increase Wealth Dwelling
Accommodation Comparatively Necessarily Generally Starve Describe Industries Embarrass Martyr Tremendous
Week 5:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'o'
Spelling:Create your own spelling scribble like the picture above
Fivers
Sixer’s
Sevener’s
Eighter’s
Allow Deputy Sale Film Museum Changing Greedy Terrible Illness push
District Shook Favour Barrier Groceries Surround Invitation Scratch Circle Maid
Activity:Spelling Photographs: Material: Camera, printer, natural materials and creative thinking. IF you cannot print it out, save it onto a memory stick and bring it to school to print. Do this BEFORE Friday.
Create spelling words using natural materials such as twigs, rocks, flowers or shells and then photograph it. Print the photos and display it creatively in your homework book.
Reading log: Read for 20 minutes and get it signed off each day. Template handed out in class.
Week 3: Due February 21st February
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'A' Spelling: List given out. Activity: 5 meanings, 5 sentences Reading log: Read for 20 minutes and get it signed off each day. Template handed out in class.
Term 4
Week 6:
Build your own bridge based on the bridge that you and your partner has agreed upon for your infographic. You can choose to meet up with your partner to create/make own bridge, or you can each make your own one. Which ever is easiest for you. Remember to communicate with your partner. If you can't complete an infographic at home, please see me and you can do it during morning tea or lunch time. Please see our Landscape Learning page if you are still unsure on what an infographic is.
Infographic sheet is due Fri 21st Nov and the bridge is due in 2 weeks time, Fri 28th Nov.
Spelling: List 26: Connect the dots: Write ten of your spelling words in dots. Then connect the dots by tracing over them with a coloured pencil.
Week 4:
A- Z: Letter Y
Spelling: Draw and Spell: Draw and label your spelling words. You MUST colour your drawings and labels. Don't forget to add a lot of great detail! Do your best work!
Week 1:
Colour: Purple
Spelling: Spelling Poem: Be creative and write a poem using some of your spelling words. Underline the words that you've used. Illustrate your poem.
Term 3
Week 10:
Recount: Write a recount of an event that has happened in your life. E.g., Think about your time at Wakaaranga, what has been a memorable moment? An important time in your life, like celebrations, sad moments with family or friends. Remember to use past tense, the orientation is clear, paragraphs, ideas are in order, interesting language, sentences are descriptive and varied, with a good conclusion. Limit your recount, remember it's quality over quantity.
Spelling: Choose 10 words and use them in a sentence. Underline your spelling words.
Week 9:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter G
Spelling Activity: Riddles Words. Write a riddle and use your spelling words as the answer to your riddle. E.g., I cry, I wear diapers, I like to drink milk, who am I?
Week 8:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter Y
Spelling Activity: Trace a shape: Count your spelling words. Draw a shape for each word. Then you will need to trace each shape by writing your spelling words around them. For example: You draw a circle and around the circle is your first word. One word per shape.
Week 7:
A - Z Curiosity: Number 13
Spelling Activity: Superman Letter: Your job is to write a creative letter to Superman (or another super hero). In your letter, you must use each of your spelling words. Be sure to underline your words as you use them. You will only need to choose 10 words from your list.
Week 6:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter K
Spelling Activity: Buzzing Bees: Draw and colour an outdoor picture. Count your spelling words. Draw a bee for each of your spelling words. Then write the words inside each of the 'Spelling' bees. Write neatly!
Week 5:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter X
Spelling Activity: Hidden Words: List 17: Draw and colour a picture. Hide your spelling words inside your picture. Show your picture to someone and see if they can find your hidden words!
Week 4:
A-Z Curiosity: Number 5
Spelling List 16: Make a wordle or tagxedo of your spelling words. You will need to retype the words several times to make up your shape.
Week 3:
A-Z Curiosity: Letter F
List 15: Spelling: 30 Seconds Word: Write a TV commercial using all of your spelling words and then you are going to come to school and present your TV commercial. You will be recorded at school.
Squiggly Spelling Words: You are going to write your spelling words two times. First write in regular letters. Then write the words again in squiggly letters.
Term 2
Week 8:
A-Z Curiosity: Letter W
Spelling: Learn your spellathon words and you will get a sponsor sheet next week to fill in.
Remember to learn the hard ones first and then do the easy ones.
Activity: Your task is to write out the words in a list and identify any mistakes. Underline the mistakes, then rewrite next to it the correct spelling. Choose 10 words and use it in a sentence. You should have 10 sentences.
E.g. Littel Little : There is a little house under the old Oak tree and in it lives the Gobernesh family.
(Ask me on Monday and I might continue this story :)
Week 7:
A-Z Curiosity: Medieval Period / Middle Ages (If you have covered this topic already, then look at the Victorian Period)
Spelling Activity: List 14: Words without vowels: Write your spelling words out as a list of words, but replace all the vowels with a line. Then go back to the beginning of your list and see if you can fill in the correct missing vowels without looking at your spelling list.
Math Class: Number Knowledge: Series 1: Bk 7: Pg 11 & National Curriculum Math: Level 3: Book 2: Homework Bk: Pg 26: Fractions
Week 6:
A-Z Curiosity: Letter T
Spelling Activity: Write a poem using several of your spelling words. Underline your words that you use. Illustrate and colour your poem.
Week 5:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter S
Spelling Activity:Write each of your spelling words out and next to each word, write a rhyming word. If necessary, your rhyming word can be a nonsense word (as long as it follows the same spelling pattern).
Example: Cries Tries
Week 4:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter R
Spelling Activity: Words Within Words - 10 Words only
Write each spelling word and then write at least two words made from the same letters that is hidden inside the word. Example: Slide = side, lie, lid, led etc.
Week 3:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter Q
Spelling Activity: Goofy Spelling Story: Write a goofy spelling story using each of your spelling words. Be sure to underline your words as you use them. Illustrate and colour your story.
Week 2:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter N
Spelling:
Week 1
A - Z Curiosity: Letter Z
Spelling: You have been given all your spelling words for the year, the one to focus on are words from List 8.
Activity: Other Handed: First write your spelling words the way you usually do it. Then, try writing the list with your other hand.
Week 11:
Time to unwind, so enjoy a homework free weekend. If you have math, just complete it and have it ready by Wed. No Math on Thursday because of Water wise for Mrs Martin's class.
Week 10:
A - Z Curiosity: Number, '12'
Think about what number 12 and try to research on something that is related to this number. E.g., 12 and how it is written in different languages. How did 12 come about? Why is it spelt this way? What would happen if we didn't have the number 12? Is this number important in another country? Make a poster to share your work. Please focus on your presentation and layout.
Spelling: Activity:
COLOURFUL WORDS: Write each of your spelling words using a different coloured pencil/jovi/felt.
Week 9:
A - Z Curiosity: letter 'm'.
This week, I would like you to be super CREATIVE. Instead of the usual, pen to paper routine, I would like you to think outside the box. What can you do that is creative to share with the class. Can you design something starting with a letter m? For example, making a motorbike out of wires. You can then stick information on wires that are attached to the bike. Think BIG this week. I can't wait to see what you can create!! I am CURIOUS!!
Spelling: Activity:
Science
Blew
Finger
Guy
Thankful
Dirt
Ink
Quack
view
Object
Smiling
Fellow
Plastic
Cocoa
Growth
Sweep
Scrub
Marble
Earn
Servant
Argument
Naturally
Palm
Command
Imaginary
Degree
Relay
Familiar
Applying
Cordially
Perspective
Initial
Prisoner
Encourage
Matinee
Influence
Week 8:
A - Z Curiosity: letter 'e'
Spelling: Activity:
Speak
Heal
Pleasant
Ticket
Citizen
Region
Drew
Lower
September
Metre
Overalls
Century
Kindness
Decimal
Report
Harden
Medicine
Shadow
Entertainment
Merrily
Shepherd
Atmosphere
Nuisance
Gymnastics
Thoughtful
Development
Resist
Skilful
Cultivate
Personally
Banquet
Deserve
Influence
Swallow
Catastrophe
Representative
Week 7:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'd'
Reading log: Friday - Friday. Includes the weekend.
Spelling: Activity:
Save
Bite
Grill
Slippers
Chase
Important
Lid
Sandals
whanau
Obey
Swam
Plantation
Growl
Rapidly
Terrify
Burnt
Manufacturing
Swum
Serious
Argue
Fertile
Boundary
Comical
Idle
Knight
Relative
violent
Necessity
Appetite
Genius
Description
Industrious
Suspicious
Catalogue
Embarrassment
Marvelous
Week 6:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'c'
Reading log: Friday - Friday. Includes the weekend.
Spelling: Activity:
Magazine words - Choose 5 words to do only. The remaining 5 words, find the definition and use it in a sentence.
Nobody
Bottle
Playground
Circus
Receive
Dream
Sentence
Weigh
loud
Measles
Bathing
Taste
Fled
Popular
Harbour
Claws
Kindergarten
Several
Labour
Rescue
Association
Shelves
Starch
Continent
Increase
Wealth
Dwelling
Comparatively
Necessarily
Generally
Starve
Describe
Industries
Embarrass
Martyr
Tremendous
Week 5:
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'o'
Spelling:Create your own spelling scribble like the picture above
Deputy
Sale
Film
Museum
Changing
Greedy
Terrible
Illness
push
Shook
Favour
Barrier
Groceries
Surround
Invitation
Scratch
Circle
Maid
Earlier
Appreciation
Gradually
Oxygen
Trousers
Pressure
Knelt
Relation
Vinegar
Companion
Facsimile
Anxiously
Criticise
Penguin
Descent
Persevere
Carefully
Remembrance
Week 4: Due February 28th February
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'B'
Spelling:
Loose
Self
Sound
Plate
Thousand
Reason
Weekly
Flag
boot
Engineer
Polite
Speech
Barrel
Handle
Keen
Serve
Meant
Service
Enjoyable
Aside
Noticing
Guest
Pattern
Thieves
Unconscious
Destination
Reptile
Commission
Extraordinary
Criticism
Peculiar
Descending
Indicate
Surgeon
Capsule
Travelling
Activity: Spelling Photographs: Material: Camera, printer, natural materials and creative thinking. IF you cannot print it out, save it onto a memory stick and bring it to school to print. Do this BEFORE Friday.
Create spelling words using natural materials such as twigs, rocks, flowers or shells and then photograph it. Print the photos and display it creatively in your homework book.
Reading log: Read for 20 minutes and get it signed off each day. Template handed out in class.
Week 3: Due February 21st February
A - Z Curiosity: Letter 'A'
Spelling: List given out. Activity: 5 meanings, 5 sentences
Reading log: Read for 20 minutes and get it signed off each day. Template handed out in class.